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The Real, Low Down, Dirty Truth About Hollywood Agenting
By Rima Greer

The Real, Low Down, Dirty Truth About Hollywood Agenting
By Rima Greer
Quill Driver Books, (2008)
Standard Print Edition
ISBN 10: 1-884956-69-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-884956-69-0
Genre: Writing & Publishing

Reviewed by Auggie Moore - December 26, 2007

What does a Hollywood agent do? How do you get an agent? Do you need an agent if you are a writer with a script or movie idea that you want to pitch? These questions and more are answered in The Real, Low Down, Dirty Truth About Hollywood Agenting,by Rima Greer. A real-life Hollywood agent, Greer pulls back the curtain and takes you on an entertaining and informative journey through the day-to-day workings of Hollywood - from the viewpoint of an agent working in the industry.

Greer explains what a Hollywood agent does, how you get one, and their role in the machinations that make Hollywood tick. She also explains how Hollywood works, and more important, at least for a screenwriter, how scripts are sold.

The book is organized into three main parts.

Part 1: How Hollywood Works (The Short Version) provides a brief overview of the inner workings of Hollywood and it provides the foundation that you'll need to understand the work of an agent.
Part 2: The Business of Agenting provides an in-depth overview of what an agent does, the various types of agents there are, how to get an agent, and the ins and outs of life as an agent. She also tackles such issues such as why agents lie, and the art and craft of making a deal.
Part 3: Stuff About Hollywood You Should Know imparts some little known facts about Hollywood. Greer divides these facts into two chapters, 25 Truths Nobody Will Tell You and Unspoken Rules which also includes many unwritten rules as well. These two chapters alone, provide an eye-opening glimpse into what it is really like to work/write for Hollywood, and it should not be overlooked.

This insightful book is rounded out with a handy collection of resources that includes a list of must see movies and a list of must read books, as well as a list of Hollywood Terms and Their True Meaning and a glossary.

The Real, Low Down, Dirty Truth About Hollywood Agenting is essential reading for anyone interesting in selling a script to 'Hollywood', in becoming an agent, or who simply wants to learn more about the inner workings of Hollywood.

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The Hollywood Standard, by Christopher Riley.
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